The Mubadala World Tennis Championship, which is yearly probably the most prestigious offseason occasion in tennis, will happen Friday by way of Sunday in Abu Dhabi.
As ordinary, the six-man subject is loaded. Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud have byes to the semifinals as the 2 highest-ranked gamers, whereas Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Cameron Norrie, and Frances Tiafoe spherical out the lineup. The 2 quarterfinal matches are Tsitsipas vs. Norrie and Rublev vs. Tiafoe.
Each participant is assured a minimum of two matches, as the 2 quarterfinal losers will play for fifth place and the semifinals will contest a third-place match. The champion will probably be performed at 3:00 pm within the afternoon versus its regular nighttime slot in order that it received’t battle with the World Cup remaining in Qatar.
A ladies’s match will characteristic Ons Jabeur and Emma Raducanu.
“The draw of any championship is at all times an thrilling second because it offers the sensation the competitors is nearing,” mentioned John Lickrish, CEO of Flash Leisure, which runs the match. “In addition to the ladies’s match, which is at all times an ideal spectacle, this yr’s draw has additionally thrown up some extremely intriguing ties, with Tsitsipas and Norrie going head-to-head with an equal win fee in opposition to each other, and Tiafoe going through Rublev in what’s a re-run of the US Open quarterfinal. Abu Dhabi is in for a deal with.
“I’m actually excited to observe this unimaginable technology of tennis stars in motion throughout the three days of the championship.”
Andrey Rublev is the defending champion, having crushed Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6(2) in final yr’s remaining. Murray is one in every of three multi-time champions in Abu Dhabi with two titles. The others are Rafael Nadal (5) and Novak Djokovic (4).
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